Nuneaton Borough’s play-off dreams have been left in tatters after only managing a draw away at lowly Hucknall Town.

The day looked to have started well as injury victims Simon Travis and Jordan Stepien returned to the starting line-up. This joy was only short lived however, as Stepien pulled up within the first 15 minutes with a recurrence of the hamstirng injury that has kept him out for the past few weeks. This further blow now looks to have bought a premature end to the striker’s season.

His replacement Danny Williams did lighten the mood though, as he scored with five minutes to go in the first half. After a goal line scramble the ball fell to Williams who squeezed the ball underneath a despairing defender and into the net. Before this the game had struggled to ignite, with only half chances to Rob Taylor and Alex Rodman lifting the game.

After the break Hucknall committed men forward in search of an all important equaliser, and broke through the Boro back divisions 11 minutes into the second half, McPherson with the goal. Moments before Nuneaton had what appeared to be a very good claim for a penaly turned down, as Bradley Pritchard was upended in the box.

Rob Taylor restored Nuneaton’s lead with a powerful effort from just inside the box soon afterwards, but they looked shaky at the back. Acton beaten by a soft Saunders goal that appeared to strike the forward before rifling in to the top of the net.

Nuneaton pressed but little came, and the result leaves them in sixth place. In recent weeks a lack of cutting edge, and real solidity in defence could really have cost Kevin Wilkin’s men who now go into Friday night’s game against Southport with their play-off dreams hanging by a thread.